Brazilian-style salsa

Name: Brazilian-style salsa (Molho à campanha)
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 green (bell) pepper, seeded; 1 yellow (bell) pepper, seeded; 3 plum tomatoes; 1 large onion; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup white wine vinegar; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup olive oil; 25 g/1 oz/½ cup parsley, finely chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground black pepper

Molho à campanha

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Brazil

By Fernando Farah

Published 2011

About

This simple fresh pepper, tomato and onion salsa is a wonderful accompaniment for any grilled meat. Barbecue aficionados claim that the combination of sharp acidic flavours is a good way to cleanse your palate between different cuts of meat.

Ingredients

1 green (bell) pepper, seeded
1 yellow (bell) pepper, seeded
3 plum tomatoes

Americas
Brazil
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

1 Chop the peppers, tomatoes and onion into 1cm/½in dice and place in a large bowl.

2 Whisk together the vinegar, oil, parsley, sugar, salt and pepper in a jug (pitcher). Pour over the chopped vegetables and stir well.